Seating Distance Calculator

HTmarket Viewing Distance Calculator

Home Theater Planning Tool

TV & Projector Viewing Distance Calculator

Find the right screen size for your seating distance, or the right seating distance for your screen.

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Display type

Units

Aspect ratio

Screen diagonal

Use the advertised diagonal size, such as 85 for a TV or 120 for a projector screen.

Main seat distance

Measure from your eyes to the screen surface.

Rows of seating

Primary use

Projector recommendation

120" projector screen: sit about 10.3 ft away

This is the cinema-style sweet spot for a dedicated theater. Move farther back for casual TV, closer for maximum immersion.

Screen width

104.6"

58.8" high

Best seat

10.3 ft

36° cinematic field of view

Comfort range

8.7–12.9 ft

immersive to relaxed

Immersive

8.7 ft

Approx. 40° field of view.

Cinematic

10.3 ft

Approx. 36° field of view.

Comfortable

12.9 ft

Approx. 30° field of view.

Planning notes

Calculations assume a flat screen and use screen width plus viewing angle geometry. Treat results as a planning range, not a hard rule.

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Seating Distance Calculator

TV & Projector Viewing Distance Calculator

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